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Object Number 22-2-50/B3488.1
Display Title Bird calls made from vine seeds "nla njok"
Descriptions
Object Description Bird calls made from vine seeds "nla njok"
Inventory Description Bird call, discoidal seed, perforated at center, cracked
Classification
  • Bird call
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Seed
Dimensions Overall: 2.7 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm (1 1/16 x 1 1/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 22-2-50/B-3488.1

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